Russtan
| Russtan | |
|---|---|
| Astrographical | |
| Region | Outer Rim |
| Sector | Binaural Sector |
| System | Pachic system |
| Suns | 1: Hicera |
| Moons | None |
| Orbital Distance | 2.32 AU |
| Physical | |
| Diameter | 17,430km |
| Climate | Cool, mild (-15° to 25°C) |
| Length of Day | 36 Standard Hours |
| Length of Year | 420 Standard Days |
| Societal | |
| Population | 5,402,000 |
| Native species | Humans |
| Government | New Republic |
| Affiliation | New Republic |
| Exports | Foodstuffs, Refined Materials |
| Import | Technology |
PRIMARY MILITARY SYSTEM FACILITIES
- None
PRIMARY CIVILIAN SYSTEM FACILITIES
- Converted Imperial Garrison Trax Larear
- Orbital Mining/Refining Facility, Vortex A-17
One of only two notable locations in this system is the ex-Imperial Garrison world of Russtan. Due to its unusually high gravitational field (for a planet that sustains human life), Imperial forces used this planet as the location for an advanced communications and sensor relay for pre-emptive notification of incoming warships. A garrison of enormous proportions, almost a city in and of itself, was erected on the primary continent in order to guard the array. During the Rebel Squadrons’ campaigns here the array was annihilated, and the garrison annihilated. Years later, the shattered hulk of the garrison would bring rise to Trax Larear, a bustling city/spaceport constructed on top of the site of the Imperial Base. Populated by over two million sentient beings in this one city alone, Russtan has become a somewhat bustling refining station, servicing the rest of the Binaural Sector.
- FUNCTION: Habitation
- TYPE: Temperate
- AXIAL TILT: 11° (Moderate)
- SEASONAL CHANGES: Moderate
- ORBIT: Elliptical
- ATMOSPHERE: Type I (Breathable)
- GRAVITY: Moderate (1.52 Standard)
- TERRAIN: Grassland, Mountainous
- STARPORT: Civilian run, Military Class
- TECH LEVEL: New Republic
Derelict Hyperspace Junction Gateway
Drifting in an elliptical orbit around Russtan is a derelict Hyperspace Junction, blandly named Gateway by the Imperial occupiers of this system. Utilizing intense but focused magnetic and gravimetric generators, the Hyperspace Junction clears areas of space for short times to allow for hyperspace travel between sister junctions. This particular junction, measuring over three thousand meters wide, has a gateway large enough for an Imperial I-class Star Destroyer to traverse, along with multiple smaller gateways to allow multiple vessels to travel across the junction at the same time. During the Rebel Squadrons’ invasion of Russtan the junction was damaged; misaligning it with its sister junction and making it impossible for RS scientists to extrapolate the other junction’s location. Even without knowledge of what potentially lies elsewhere, the structure serves use as a converted starport for the system. RS scientists continue to attempt to extrapolate the location of the other junction to this day as their efforts have been unsuccessful up to this point.
